Question

in the 20th century, america was racing against the soviet union to prove that they were more accomplished in spaceflight. the 1957 launch of the soviet satellite sputnik, the first satellite created by scientists to orbit earth, changed history - and johnsons life. in 1957, she provided some of the math for a series of 1958 lectures given by engineers in the flight research division and the pilotless aircraft research division (pard). engineers from those groups formed the core of the space task group, the nacas first official foray into space travel. johnson, who had worked with many of them since coming to langley, joined naca, which later became nasa (national aeronautics and space administration). she did trajectory analysis for alan shepards may 1961 mission freedom 7, americas first human spaceflight. in 1960, she and engineer ted skopinski coauthored a report laying out the equations describing an orbital spaceflight in which the landing position of the spacecraft is specified. it was the first time a woman in the flight research division had received credit as an author of a research report. in 1962, as nasa prepared for the orbital mission of john glenn - who would become the first american to orbit the earth - johnson was called upon to do the work that she would become most known for. the complexity of the orbital flight question 17 what is the meaning of the phrase “foray into” used in paragraph 3? a. start of b. solution to c. fascination with d. accomplishment in

Explanation:

The phrase "foray into" means an initial attempt or start of something. In the context, the Space Task Group was NACA's first official start of space - travel related activities.

Answer:

A. start of